Draper High School - Draperian Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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Page hgh! L' Lf yn! pd! M Z1 Z Af AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP Class of l94l ll HE citizens of the United States of America h ave a right to applaud the founders of America for h y a po icy worthy of imitation All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship Happily the government of the United States which gives to bigotry no sanction to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effect ual support The above statement gives the opinion of George Washington the Father of our Countr h y in t e days of America s youth as a nation Let us carry this traditional attitude in daily life and d guar well this last remaining beacon of liberty lest the earth sho ld b u ecome shrouded in darkness with the hopes and aspirations of mankind lost May the Father of all mercies scatter light and not darkness in your paths and make you all in your several vocations useful instruments in a society directed b t y gus ice tempered with sympathy for all people 542112453 if sv !xIi . I ' -I' ts W . ,gf L N 1 K X K In J., I , - 'ff nv fit ' Vcfc, J ' aving given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal polic 2 l' ' ' A . '

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CHARITY ln one word-charity lies the fate of the world today lt has been overlooked in the great dictatorships and must by our help be kept alive in the few emaimng democracies What is charity one may ask? All that we must do is consider the doc trines and beliefs and obgectives of any existing dictatorship and that which we find lacking is charity or love for fellow men and respect for their ideas even if we disagree with them Here in the United States where for over one hundred and sixty five years we have been independent lived freely and thought freely we have developed a greater love of our neighbor than any other nation This was a long struggle and not an easy one The Civil War period showed the way in which the negro was looked down upon in the South and treated as a lowly animal This was not charity As was proved by the Civil War a country cannot exist unless all of its man towards another P C Hamerton said The only hope of preserving what is best lies in the practice of an immense charity a wide tolerance a sincere respect for opinions that are not ours lf this were carried out primarily in the home second in the community and third in the state it would become national and ultimately world wide We would have no dictators because they represent not charity but its worst enemy egotism We would have no civil revolution within the coun tries because revolution means a conflict over differences of opinion and charity recognizes differences of opinion without conflict Therefore it is my sincere hope that we, the class of l94l may be in the future the roots of the greatest plant of brotherly love charity RAE MARY KICCINS citizens are united. This unity must come from a common charity of one D

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FTER graduation many of you will look for employment At this time work is easy to get Each of you should consider carefully the future possibilities of whatever type of work you choose lt may be desi bl accept smaller pay when you start enabl ra e to in exchange for training which would e you to earn more later During the time you have spent in Draper you have had opportunities to study your life work lt is my hope that you may find much that is help ful in the knowledge and experience which you have gained Others of you are planning to continue your education at t d business schools or colleges S part is involved You money to spend They will have established themselves in some field of employment while your future is yet uncertain However if you persist in your chosen course your future prospects are bright Tech nologacal advance in industry and business makes training of prospective employees a necessity Many more opportunities will be open to you and your ability to work and serve will be greater You the class of l94l have done well at Draper Your scholastic aver age is higher than usual and the number of students having an average of 902 or better is greater than usual I congratulate you and wish you hap piness and success jyfv-'22fwf5K77a,rZmf Page Nine ,I ! ' ' ' ra e schools, ' . ome sacrifice on your ' ' . will see others with . ' '